Jackie Robinson : an integrated life

Jackie Robinson : an integrated life / J. Christopher Schutz.

Jackie Robinson's story is not only a compelling drama of heroism, but also as a template of the African American freedom struggle. A towering athletic talent, Robinson's greater impact was on preparing the way for the civil rights reform wave following WWII. But Robinson's story has...

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Main Author: Schutz, J. Christopher (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Series:Library of African-American biography.
Subjects:
Robinson, Jackie, > 1919-1972.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
African American baseball players > Biography.
Racism in sports > United States > History.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History.
Baseball > United States > History.
Biographies
Biography.
History.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Before the legend : the young Robinson
  • Freedom fighter
  • The world of black baseball
  • "A badge of martyrdom" : Robinson's entry into white baseball
  • The great experiment : Robinson ascends to the major leagues
  • "To be Jackie Robinson" : his further years in the majors, 1949-1956
  • Robinson off the diamond
  • Early sunset on a legend.

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